{"id":16354,"date":"2021-04-01T12:16:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T12:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/?p=16354"},"modified":"2021-04-01T12:16:03","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T12:16:03","slug":"projet-towerco-europe-une-procedure-d-information-consultation-qui-ne-peut-se-limiter-a-la-seule-creation-de-la-societe-totem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.cfecgc-orange.app\/index.php\/2021\/04\/01\/projet-towerco-europe-une-procedure-d-information-consultation-qui-ne-peut-se-limiter-a-la-seule-creation-de-la-societe-totem\/","title":{"rendered":"Projet TowerCo Europe : une proc\u00e9dure d&rsquo;information\/consultation qui ne peut se limiter \u00e0 la seule cr\u00e9ation de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Totem !"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[<em>French version here\/English version below<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p>Dans le cadre du Comit\u00e9 de Groupe Europ\u00e9en d&rsquo;Orange des 23, 25 et 26 mars 2021 organis\u00e9 \u00e0 distance, la Direction du Groupe a inscrit un point \u00e0 l&rsquo;ordre du jour relatif au projet TowerCo Europe &nbsp;pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 par J\u00e9r\u00e9mie&nbsp; Dutray, Directeur Financier Adjoint Business d\u00e9veloppement \u2013 Fusions-acquisitions.<\/p>\n<p>Ce projet fait l\u2019objet d\u2019une proc\u00e9dure d\u2019information &#8211; consultation du Comit\u00e9 de Groupe Europ\u00e9en et doit \u00eatre \u00e0 l\u2019ordre du jour de 3 r\u00e9unions dont celle du 25 mars a \u00e9t\u00e9 la premi\u00e8re. Une s\u00e9ance extraordinaire est programm\u00e9e le 6 mai prochain et le sujet sera \u00e9galement \u00e0 l\u2019ordre du jour du Comit\u00e9 de Groupe Europ\u00e9en du 10 juin prochain.<\/p>\n<p>Un d\u00e9saccord&nbsp; entre la Direction et les \u00e9lus sur le p\u00e9rim\u00e8tre du projet objet de la proc\u00e9dure information \u2013 consultation a \u00e9merg\u00e9 tant des \u00e9changes en s\u00e9ance pl\u00e9ni\u00e8re que des discussions du Bureau.<\/p>\n<p>En effet, la Direction consid\u00e8re que le Comit\u00e9 de Groupe Europ\u00e9en n\u2019a, en qualit\u00e9 d\u2019instance au niveau europ\u00e9en, \u00e0 conna\u00eetre que du projet de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 holding Totem cr\u00e9\u00e9e au niveau Groupe, \u00e0 l\u2019exclusion des filiales fran\u00e7aise et espagnole dont elle sera l\u2019actionnaire.<\/p>\n<p>Les \u00e9lus sont au contraire d\u2019avis que la cr\u00e9ation de la TowerCo Totem et celle de ses filiales sont intrins\u00e8quement li\u00e9es et constituent un m\u00eame projet. Il a donc \u00e9t\u00e9 demand\u00e9 pour le Comit\u00e9 de Groupe Europ\u00e9en extraordinaire du 6 mai que soient pr\u00e9cis\u00e9s les impacts sociaux du projet sur les salari\u00e9s fran\u00e7ais et espagnols.<\/p>\n<p>Au stade de la s\u00e9ance pl\u00e9ni\u00e8re du 25 mars, la Direction s\u2019en est strictement tenue \u00e0 des informations d\u2019ordre strat\u00e9gique et \u00e9conomique sur le projet de transfert des infrastructures mobiles passives, motiv\u00e9 par les enjeux \u00e9conomiques d\u2019un march\u00e9 en d\u00e9veloppement en Europe.<\/p>\n<p>A bien entendu \u00e9t\u00e9 rappel\u00e9 le choix d\u2019Orange, non seulement de ne pas c\u00e9der son parc, mais de construire de nouveaux sites (objectif de 3000 sen 8 ans) et de b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier d\u2019une flexibilit\u00e9 capitalistique pour en acqu\u00e9rir d\u2019autres afin d\u2019atteindre une taille critique \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle europ\u00e9enne.<\/p>\n<p>Le parc actuel en Espagne et &nbsp;en France est respectivement de 8000 et 18&nbsp;000 sites auxquels s\u2019ajoute un potentiel de 13&nbsp;000 sites en Europe (Pologne, Roumanie, Belgique et Lux. Slovaquie, Moldavie).<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019objectif principal est de d\u00e9velopper le business de l\u2019h\u00e9bergement d\u2019\u00e9quipements actifs sur ces infrastructures et de g\u00e9n\u00e9rer ainsi du chiffre d\u2019affaires. Ainsi l\u2019indicateur de r\u00e9f\u00e9rence sera le \u00ab&nbsp;tenancy ratio&nbsp;\u00bb ou \u00ab&nbsp;taux de colocation&nbsp;\u00bb. Actuellement \u00e0 1,3x l\u2019objectif est envisag\u00e9 \u00e0 1,5x pour 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019EBITDAaL sur le p\u00e9rim\u00e8tre France \/ Espagne est estim\u00e9 \u00e0 pr\u00e8s de 300M\u20ac sur la base des revenus actuels, soit une marge de 57%.<\/p>\n<p>Les deux TowerCo Pays passeront avec les op\u00e9rateurs de services des contrats d\u2019h\u00e9bergement de leurs \u00e9quipements actifs g\u00e9n\u00e9rant des loyers pour les TowerCo et des OPEX pour Orange France et Orange Espagne.<\/p>\n<p>Est \u00e9galement envisag\u00e9 un contrat de maintenance entre la Towerco France et Orange France g\u00e9n\u00e9rant des revenus pour Orange France avec un taux de marge \u00e9valu\u00e9 \u00e0 15%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sur le plan \u00e9conomique, les \u00e9lus ont questionn\u00e9 la Direction au sujet de l\u2019impact de ces charges nouvelles sur le business mod\u00e8le d\u2019Orange France et Orange Espagne.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Les \u00e9lus ont regrett\u00e9 l\u2019absence de toute donn\u00e9e sociale sur l\u2019impact de cette nouvelle organisation sur les salari\u00e9s d\u2019Orange France et Orange Espagne dont l\u2019activit\u00e9 est transf\u00e9r\u00e9e aux TowerCos Pays. Pour la France les \u00e9lus s\u2019interrogent \u00e9galement sur l\u2019impact sur les salari\u00e9s d\u2019Orange France dont l\u2019activit\u00e9 correspondra aux prestations rendues \u00e0 la TowerCo au titre du contrat de maintenance (pour l\u2019essentiel des activit\u00e9s de pilotage). <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ils ont exprim\u00e9 leur inqui\u00e9tude sur la situation de l\u2019emploi en Espagne. La nouvelle organisation pr\u00e9voit en effet que ce sera la TowerCo qui pilotera directement les sous-traitants en charge de la maintenance, l\u2019activit\u00e9 \u00e9chappant donc \u00e0 Orange Espagne. Au sujet des salari\u00e9s qui suivront leur activit\u00e9 dans la TowerCo nationale ainsi que de ceux qui n\u2019effectuent pas de mobilit\u00e9 mais dont l\u2019activit\u00e9 est affect\u00e9e par cette nouvelle organisation, les \u00e9lus ont souhait\u00e9 \u00eatre inform\u00e9s au m\u00eame niveau que les instances nationales d\u2019Orange France et Orange Espagne.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>De mani\u00e8re plus g\u00e9n\u00e9rale, ils regrettent la tendance du Groupe \u00e0 filialiser les activit\u00e9s en croissance ainsi que le recours accru \u00e0 la sous-traitance qui impactent des emplois dans les entit\u00e9s Orange MNO (Orange France et Orange Espagne).<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[<em>English version<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p>As part of the Orange European Works Council meeting in ordinary session on March 23<span style=\"font-size: 10.8333px;\">rd<\/span>&nbsp;, 25<span style=\"font-size: 10.8333px;\">th<\/span>&nbsp;and 26<span style=\"font-size: 10.8333px;\">th<\/span>&nbsp;2021, organized remotely, the Group Management included an item on the agenda relating to the TowerCo Europe (TOTEM) project presented by J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Dutray, Deputy Financial Director Business Development &#8211; Mergers &amp; Acquisitions.<\/p>\n<p>This project is the subject of an information &#8211; consultation procedure of the European Works Council and must be on the agenda of 3 meetings, of which that of March 25th was the first. An extraordinary meeting is scheduled for May 6th and the subject will also be on the agenda of the European Works Council on June 10th.<\/p>\n<p>A disagreement between the Management and elected officials on the scope of the project subject to the information &#8211; consultation procedure emerged from the discussions in plenary session.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the Management considers that the European Works Council, as a body at european level, only has to know about the project of the Totem holding company created at the Group level, to the exclusion of the french and spanish subsidiaries.<\/p>\n<p>On the contrary, elected officials are of the opinion that the creation of Totem and that of its subsidiaries are intrinsically linked and constitute the same project. For the extraordinary European Works Council on May 6th, therefore, it was requested that the social impacts of the project on French and Spanish employees be specified.<\/p>\n<p>At this stage, on March 25th, the Management strictly limited itself to strategic and economic information on the passive mobile infrastructure transfer project, motivated by the economic opportunities of a developing market in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Orange made the choice not only not to sell its pylon park, but to build new sites (objective of 3000 in 8 years) and to benefit from capital flexibility to acquire others in order reach critical size on a European scale.<\/p>\n<p>The current park in Spain and France is respectively 8,000 and 18,000 sites, to which is added a potential of 13,000 sites in Europe (Poland, Romania, Belgium, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Moldova).<\/p>\n<p>The main objective is to develop the business of hosting active equipment on these infrastructures and thus generate revenue. Thus the benchmark indicator will be the \u00ab\u00a0tenancy ratio\u00a0\u00bb. Currently at 1.3x the target is envisioned at 1.5x for 2023.EBITDAaL for the France \/ Spain scope is estimated at nearly \u20ac 300M based on current revenues, ie a margin of 57%.<\/p>\n<p>The two TowerCo will enter into contracts with service operators to host their active equipment generating rents for TowerCo and OPEX for Orange France and Orange Spain.<\/p>\n<p>A maintenance contract between french TowerCo and Orange France is also envisaged, generating income for Orange France with a margin rate estimated at 15%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On the economic front, elected officials questioned management about the impact of these new charges on the business model of Orange France and Orange Spain.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Elected officials regretted the lack of any social data on the impact of this new organization on Orange France and Orange Spain employees whose activity is transferred to the both TowerCo. For France, elected officials are also wondering about the impact on Orange France employees whose activity will correspond to the services provided to the TowerCo under the maintenance contract (mainly piloting activities).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>They expressed their concern about the employment situation in Spain. The new organization provides that it will be the TowerCo which will directly manage the subcontractors in charge of maintenance, the activity therefore escaping Orange Spain. About the employees who will follow their activity in the national TowerCo as well as those who do not perform mobility but whose activity is affected by this new organization, the elected members wished to be informed at the same level as Orange France and Orange Spain representative bodies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>More generally, they regret the Group&rsquo;s tendency to spin off growing activities as well as the increased use of subcontracting which has an impact on jobs in the Orange entities.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[French version here\/English version below] Dans le cadre du Comit\u00e9 de Groupe Europ\u00e9en d&rsquo;Orange des 23, 25 et 26 mars 2021 organis\u00e9 \u00e0 distance, la Direction du Groupe a inscrit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[118],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-comite-groupe-europe-monde"],"blog_post_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"118":{"name":"Comit\u00e9 Groupe Europe+Monde","link":"https:\/\/dev.cfecgc-orange.app\/index.php\/category\/comites-groupe\/comite-groupe-europe-monde\/"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","wpmagazine_modules_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.cfecgc-orange.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.cfecgc-orange.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.cfecgc-orange.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cfecgc-orange.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cfecgc-orange.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cfecgc-orange.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16354\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.cfecgc-orange.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cfecgc-orange.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cfecgc-orange.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}